Stop-motion for knitting-machines.



No. 698,091. r Patented Apr. 22, I902. F. WILCOMB.

STOP MOTION FOR KNITTING MACHINES.

(Application filed Apr. 24, 1901.]

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F. WILCOMB. STOP MOTION FOR KNITTING MACHINES.

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PATENT OFFIQE.

FRANK VVILOOMB, OF NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

STOP-MOTIONFOR KNITTING-MACHINES.

srncrrroa'rron forming part of'Letters Patent no. dated Ap 1902.

Application tiled April 24, 1901'. Serial No, 57,303, (No mod l.) I

To aIZZ. whom it? may concern;

Be it known thatI, FRANK WI OOMB, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norristown, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful Imrprovements in Stop-Motions for Knitting-Machines, of which the following is aspecifi cation.

Myinvention relates to stop-motions for knitting-machines, andparticularly to that form in which rotary bobbins are employed, thoughsome of the featuresof improvement are applicable to otherstyles ofmachines. L

In some respects my present invention is an improvement upon thatdisclosed in application for Letters Patent of theUnited States filed byme November 2, 1900, No. 35,272, said improvement relating moreparticularly to the tripping mechanism of the stop-motion head.

My present invention includes other important features, as will beparticularly pointed out hereinafter.

One of the chief features of this invention is a revoluble bobbin-standmade to revolve in unison with the revolutions of the machine withoutsupporting the bobbins directly on the revolving parts of said machine.

It is Well understood that when the bobbinstand and the bobbins of yarnand overhead connections are attached directly to the spindle orrevolving parts of the machine the unequal weight between the bobbins ofyarn, of which some are partly empty, and the lack of perfect balance ofthe bobbin-stand and overhead connections causesobjectionable vi.brations and increased wear of the revolving parts of theknitting-machine, resulting frequently inimperfect knitting and rapiddestruction of the Working parts. By my im proved construction astand orsupport is used to sustain all the weight of the bobbins, bobbin-stand,stop-motion, and connections and to give greater stability andsteadiness to the revolving bobbins, stop-motion, and other parts. Therotation is governed'by the driving device, which is attached to thespindle or other moving part of the knitting-machine.

To avoid as much as possible any Wabbling of the bobbin-stand and thestop-motion, I

make the rotating plate of the stand preferably ot' a large diameter,and this also allows of inserting-thread-eyes for the passage of theyarn from the bobbins to the needles through the rotating plate wellinside of the bearingsurfaces, the rotation of the revolvingbobbin-stand carrying the thread eyes in the proper relation to thethread-carriers of the machine.

By my arrangement the. threads are carried down within the axis orbearing of the rotary bobbin-stand. i a In the drawings, Figure l is aside view of a knitting-head with my improvements in place. Fig. 2 is anenlarged View of the stopmotion head and upper structure. Fig. 3 is aplan view of the tripping mechanism of the knitting-head, some of theparts being broken away and some omitted. Fig. 4 is a detail side viewof the connection between the stopmotion and the brake mechanism. Fig. 5is a sectional plan View on the line 5 5 of Fig. l with the bobbinsomitted. Fig. 6 is a detail view, partly in section and partly inelevation, of the supporting means for the rotary bobbin-stand and theconnection between the same and the spindle of the knitting-head.

shoulder h on a fixed bracket t, which is supported'by the post 7c,fixed to the base-ring of the machine.- The ring f, which is adapted torotate upon the shoulder h, is held in place by the gibm, screwed tothe-bracket. The ring is rotated by a pin 41, depending therefrom andengaging 'a forked arm 0 of a collar p, fixed to the rotating spindle g,which is carried by the rotary head of the machine. A central standard7' extends up from the rotary head Z2 of the bobbin-stand, and thiscar.-

ries at its upper part the stop-motion head I and attached devices. Thisstop-motion head comprises a casing 8, attached to the stand ard' torotate-therewith and containing'the IOO tripping mechanism, to behereinafter describecL' p The yarn from the bobbin passes first beingshown at :23, Figs. 5 and 6.

through the threadgage t, thence through shearing devices a tofeeler-iingers c, sweeps 20, eyes so, and thence to the needles throughthe hollow axis of the bobbin-stand, the guideeyes for directing thethread through said axis The threadgages, shears, and feeler-fingers,with their guide-fingers y, are all supported from the stop-motion head,as will be described.

The sweeps consist of wires having a semicircular bend at z, fittingover their pivotpins 1, which extend through the arms 2 of the block 3,secured to the reduced extension 4 of the standard 9', above mentioned.

The sweeps are held in by their bent portions engaging the upper wall ofthe arms 2. The inner ends of the sweeps engage the hooked ends of therods 5, which extend down into the stop-motion head, so that their lowerhooked ends may engage detent-levers 6, pivoted within the stop-motionhead at 7, the lower arms of each of said detents engaging normally theshoulder 8, Fig. 8, of the movable shear-blade 9, which is pivoted at 10and is under tension of the spring 11, tending constantly to close theshears and sever the yarn, which tendency is resisted by the detent. Therods 5 are held in proper position by the collar (Z, fixed to thestandard, which collar affords a backing for the rods.

When the sweepis pulled down owing to the yarn becoming taut, thedetent-lever will be withdrawn from the movable sheaublade, and the samewill close under the action of its spring. The same result will beaccomplished when the thread fails, for then the feeler-finger, which ispivoted to the stopmotion head at 12, will fall and its lower eccentricend 68 will engage the detect-lever and throw it out of connection withthe shearblade. hen the shear-blade moves, a pin 13 thereon will operatethe swinging lever 14-, which is pivoted centrally of the casing .5.This lever carries on its under side a pin or roller 15, Fig. 8, whichwill operate a springpressed detent 16, pivoted within the casing at 17,whereupon a catch-lever 1S, pivoted within the casing at 19, will bereleased. This catch-lever has a shoulder 20, adapted to hold a pin 21,which extends up through a slot 22 in the bottom of the casing from atrippinglever 23. This tripping-lever is pivotally supported on thestandard by its hub 21, fitted to turn about the standard. The tailpiece25 of this lever carries a catch-pin 26 rigidly, which extendsdownwardly therefrom and is normally engaged by a spring-pawl 28,pivoted in a slot 2.) of the block 30, which is fitted to slide on thestandard and is attached to the hollow stem 31 of a tripping-foot 32,having a series of pins 33 extending down through the arms of thebobbin-stand. The said stem encircles the standard 0, and it and thetripping-foot are thus arranged centrally of the bobbin-stand and rotatetherewith.

The tripper-lever 23 is under tension of a spring 3.4., encircling thestandard, one end engaging a pin 35 of the lever and the other end beingheld by a collar 36, secured to the standard. A

It will now be understood that the release of the catch-lever 18, asdescribed, when the shears operate will allow the pin 21 and thetripping-lever 23 free movement under the action of the tripping-spring34, and the catch 26 will be withdrawn from the pawl 28, thus allowingthe tripper-foot to fall by gravity to thrust the pins 33 downwardly, sothat in the continued rotation of the bobbin-stand move with it, and inthe final movement of,

the parts the roller 32 will return the lever to normal position byrolling along the cam-surface 14E of the lever 14, and thus through thepin 13 will reset the movable shear-blade 9 to its open position. Inresetting the trip mechanism the pin 21 is moved, as will be hereinafterdescribed, in a direction opposite to the arrow direction 21 and in thismovement itstrikes the curved edge of the finger 63 of the catch-lever18 and operates the same so that the catch-lever will be caught and heldby the detent 16, and then the shoulder will have arrived in position toengage the pin, thus holding the trip mechanism in reset condition. Thelever 14 is pivoted to a pin depending from a plate or bracket 1M withinthe casing s. The tripping mechanism, it will be seen, comprises thespring-pressed detent 16, which may be operated by the lever 1-4 withvery little re sistance, as the pin 15 of the lever 1-1 is arranged nearthe pivotal point of the lever lei, and the catch-lever 18, which ismade to rest against the detent 16 at one end, has a long lever-armbetween the detent and its pivot 19 and a short lever-arm between thepivot and the point where the pressure of the main tripping-spring issustained. The main tripping-spring being a strong. one it is desirableto avoid the pressure of the lever 18 against the detent 16 in orderthat the tripping of detent 16 may be'easily accomplished. The levernormally extends more nearly parallel with a line drawn through thepivotal points of detent 16- and lever 18 than at rightangles to it.Thepivot 31 is so located and the lever extends so that the pin 21swings in an are which cuts a line drawn between the pivotal point ofthe lever 18 and the pivot of detent 16. The object of this is torelieve the pressure of lever 18 against detent 16, and, as will bereadily seen,

if the locking-shoulder were at right antached to lever swings in an aremore.

nearly parallel with the length of the lever 14, and as it rolls alongthe cam-surface 14 great power is exerted on this lever 14 to reset theshears and overcome the resistance of the spring which operates them.The lever 18 has a guardsurface 18, which effectually prevents the lever18 from becoming locked with detent 16 while the pin 21 is at theopposite end of its travel frornthat shown in the drawings.

Referring now to the connections leading to the shipper devices, whenthe tripper-foot 32 falls the pins33, carried thereby, will beshipper-rod 49.

brought into the path of a finger 39, carried by an arm 40, fixed to arock-shaft 41, journaled at its upper end in the standard 1, beforedescribed, and at its lower end in the base-plate 42 of the brakedevice, to which base plate the standard. is secured. The rock-shaft hasfixed thereto an arm 43, which is connected by a link 44 with an arm 45,fixed to the rock-shaft 46, extending down through the fixed base-ringof the machine. This rockshaft has an arm 47, adapted to engage anincline 48 on the tripper-arm 49, which may be of any suitableconstruction to engage the The movement of the parts described willreleasethe shipper-rod, which under the action of its spring 50 willoperate the shipper-fork 51. tripper-foot and its stem being arrangedcentrally of the machine the bobbin-stand will not be'out of balancewhen rotated, as would be the case were some other form of device usedlocated to one side of the center of the machine. These parts arecarried around with the stand as the pins33 engagesaid stand, and thesepins guide the trip-foot and its stem vertically.- For resetting theparts a handle is provided on the tripper lever at 37, by which it maybe turnedagainst the tension of its spring and made to engage thecatch-1ever 18, after which bysliding the tripper foot and its stemvertically the spring-pawl will engage the catch-pin26, and thus holdthe tripper-foot up ready for another action.

In order to arrest the machine quicklywhen the power is thrown off, Iemploy a friction-. brake, comprising a brake-shoe 51, adapted whenoperated to engage the rotaryrflange 52 of the'knitting-head, Fig. 5.The head is carried by a shaft 51" under tension of a spring 51 in thebase 42 and held inactive It will be seen thatthe by a latch-pin 53,engaged by a catch 54, se-' cured to the rock-shaft "41, so that whenthe shaft 41 is operated to shift the drivingmeans the catch-lever. 54will release the latch-pin 53, and the shaft 51 being free to rotateunder the action of its spring will apply the brake-shoe to the rotarybase-fiange, the shaft having an eccentric end carrying the brakeshoe,as set forth in an application filed by me of even date herewithnumbered 57,302.

. The arm of the stop-motion head directly above the shears is providedwith a guide-eye 60, Fig. 3, to which a narrow slit 61 extendsdiagonally. This serves to hold the thread in position between theshear-blades.

The feeler-fingers a; are pivoted to the stopmotion head with a view topreventing centrifugal force from unduly afiecting them. They arearranged to fall in a direction opposite to that in which the headrotates, and they thereforeoperate transversely of .the stop-motion 1head. By reason of this there will be no pressure on the'yarn due tocentrifugal force exerted through the feelers, and the machine maybe runat any desired speed, and at the same time the feelers may be madesufficiently heavyto fall quickly when released.

- Thefeeler has a plurality of fingers65 extending in one direction'topass into aplurality of openings formed in. the guides .or

guards, 66, and it has an upper and lower finger 67 extending in adirection at right 1 angles to the fingers 65 and at points above I andbelow the guide; This arrangement permits threading to be readilyperformed, while I preventing the thread from coming out whenonce'inserted.

p The feeler-finger is pivoted eccentrically, as. shown in Fig. 7, andin falling its eccentric portion 68 will operate the deten't."

The'guide-arm has a stop 69 for the upper I 'endof the feeler-finger toprevent its upper end from-springing out due to centrifugal force. c

I provide an improved form of knot-catcher,

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Figs. 9 and 10, comprising two disks, having slots 7 0 extendinginwardly from the edge and terminating in an eye 71. The disks areplaced one over the other with the eyesin line, but with the slot inOneinclining ina direction opposite to that in the other. The I 1 disksare spaced apart by a block or piece 72, 1

which leaves a space between them, and. in threading the yarnis passedthrough oneslot, then through the space between the disks, and throughthe other slot to theeyes; I

I The rods 5, controlled by the sweeps,'afre pressed by springs,'an dthese are independently'adjustable by collars 73 on the standard, thelower collar having an opening through which'the spring for theupper'collar passes. It will be seen that the rotary bobbin-stand issupported axially over and inde- I pendent of the knitting-head, thisfeature making'it also independent of the spindle,

which is part ofthe knitting-head.

It will be understood, as before stated, that the rotary bobbin-standand rotary stop-motion parts are supported independently of all theparts of the knitting-head, which parts include among them the spindle,as Well as any other parts of the head which would be affected by theunequal weight or irregular movement of the parts above.

I claim as my in vention- 1. In combination in a stop-motion, themovable shear-blade, a lever operated thereby, trip mechanism releasedby the movement of the lever and means whereby the lever is reacted uponby the trip mechanism to reset the shear-blade automatically by themovement of said lever, substantially as described.

2. In combination, the main trip mechanism, a supplemental tripmechanism, a connection between them whereby the supplemental tripmechanism will operate the main trip, said main trip reacting throughthe same connection to reset the supplemental-trip, substantially asdescribed.

3. In combination, the movable shear blade, the tripping-springtherefor, a lever in direct engagement with part of said shear-blade,connections controlled by said lever and means whereby the lever isgiven a reverse movement to thereby resetthe shear-blade, substantiallyas described.

4. In combination, the catch-lever, connections leading to the shipperdevices held by said catch -lever, a detent for holding the catch-lever,a swinginglever for operating the detent with means for operating theswinging lever and means for automatically resetting the swinginglever,substantially as described.

5. In combination, the connections leading to the shipper devices, thearm 23 for controlling the same, the spring for applying a tension tosaid arm, the casing, the pivoted catchlever within the casing engaginga part on the arm 23, a detent within the casing engaging the saidcatch-lever with means for operating the detent consisting of aswinginglever pivoted within the casing and detector mechanismcontrolling the swinging lever, substantially as described.

(3. In combination in a stop-motion, connections leading to the shipperdevices, a catchlever for holding said connections, a casing in whichthe catch-lever is pivoted, a swinging lever having an arm thereofprojecting outside the casing and means for operating the said arm, anda detent for the catch-lever, said swinging lever being arranged tooperate the detent, the said catch-lever, swing ing leverand detentbeing pivoted within the casing, substantially as described.

7. In combination, the stop-motion head, tripping mechanism carried bythe head includinga swinging lever, a supplementaltrip for operating themain trip and resetting means for the supplemental trip comprising alever arranged within the head, substantially as described.

8. In combination, the stopdnotion head, tripping mechanism carried bythe head, a supplemental trip for operating the main trip and resettingmeans for the supplemental trip comprising the pivoted lever 30'arranged within the head, substantially as described.

9. In combination in a stop-motion, tripping mechanism comprising acatch-lever 18 having a shoulder, means controlled thereby including thepin 21 carried by said means and held by said shoulder,'a detent forsaid catch lever, means controlling the detent, said catch-lever havinga part to be engaged by the pin to be reset thereby, substantially asdescribed.

10. In combination in a stop-motion head, the connections leading to theshipper devices, the catch-lever controlling said connections, a detentfor holding the catch-lever, a swinging lever for operating the detentand a resetting-lever operated by the said connections for resetting theswinging lever, substantially as described.

11. In combination in a tripping mechanism for stop-motions, a detent, alever controlled thereby, a member controlling the connections leadingto the shipper devices and a shoulder on the lever arranged at aninclination to a radial line from the pivot of the lever along whichline the said member is adapted to move approximately, substantially asdescribed.

12. In combination in a tripping mechan ism forstop-motions, a detent,alever having a long arm bearing thereon and having an arm with ashoulder thereon comparatively close to its pivot, a member to engagesaid shoul der and arranged to move along a line substantially radialaway from said pivot-when released from the shoulder, connectionsleadingto the shipper devices controlled by said member, the said shoulderbeing arranged at an inclination to the radial line from said pivot,substantially as described.

13. In combination, in a tripping mechanism for stop-motions, a swinginglever 14, connections controlled thereby and a resetting device for saidlever moving alonga path inclined to the longitudinal axis of the lever,substantially as described.

14. In combination, the swinging lever 14; of the trip mechanism,connections controlled thereby and a lever 30 pivoted to one side of theswinging lever and having a part to reset the lever, said part moving ina direction longitudinally of the lever, substantially as described.

15. In combination in a tripping mechanism for stop-motions, aswinginglever 14, con nections controlled thereby, said lever having acam-surface thereon and a resetting-roller movable in a directionlongitudinally of the lever to contact with said cam-surface,substantially as described.

16. In combination in a stop-motion, the rotary bobbin-stand, a stopmotion head car- IIO ried thereby, a series of pins carried by the standand revolving therewith, means for controlling the position of theseriesof pins, said means being in turn controlled by the stop-motion head andconnections to the shipper devices operated by the pins,substantially asdescribed.

17. In combination with a knitting-head, shipper connections, a rotarybobbin-stand, stop-motion-controllin g devices carried by the saidstand, a standard supporting the stopmotion-controlling devices abovethe knittinghead and arranged axiallyin relation to said head and aconnection from the stop-motioncontrolling devices to the shipperconnections comprising a rod arranged axially of and extending along thestandard, the stop-motioncontrolling devices also being arranged axiallyin relation to the standard, substantially as described.

18. In combination,the rotary bobbin-stand, stop-motion-controllingdevices carried thereby, shipper connections and transmittingconnections between the controlling devices and the shipper connectionscomprising the vertically-movable stem arranged axially in respect tothe rotary bobbin-stand, substantially as described.

19. In combination,the rotary bobbin-stand, stop-motion-controllingdevices carried thereby, shipper connections, a centrally-arrangedtripperfoot vertically movable, and means for holding the foot normallyup operated from'said controlling devices, said tripperfoot when in itslower position serving to operate the shipper connections, substantiallyas described.

' 20. In combination,the rotary bobbin-stand,

a standard extending up therefrom, the stopmotion-controlling devices,the shipper connections, the centrally-arranged tripper-foot havingthepins guided in the bobbin stand and having a hollow stem extending uparoundthe standard, and means for normally holding said stem up operatedby said'controlling devices, substantially as described.

21. In combination, the stop-motion head, a

standard supporting the same, a lever 23 pivoted beneath the[stop-motion head under spring tension and controlled by the stopmotiondevices, the vertically-movable connection extending along thesupporting-standard of the stop-motion head, the catch for holding thesame up controlled by the said lever 23, and means leading to theshipper devices controlled by the falling'of the said connections,substantially as described.

22. In combination, the shipper connections, a rotarybobbin-stand'comprising a standard,stop-motion-controllin g devicessupported by the standardand a hollow stem surrounding thestandard,'jsaid stem being vertically movable controlled by thestop-motion devices at its upper end and controlling the shipperconnections at its lower end,;substantially as described.

23. In combination with a rotary knittinghead, a rotary bobbin-standsupported independently of the rotary parts of said head and above thesame, means for rotating said stand and stop-motion devices carried bythe stand,

substantially as described.

24:. In combination with a rotary knitti nghead, a rotary bobbin-standand a rotary stopmotion mechanism supported independently of and axiallyabove the said head and means for rotating said stand and stop-motionmechanism, substantially as described.

25. In combination with a rotary knittinghead, a rotary bobbin-stand anda rotary stop: motion mechanism, means for supporting the stand andstop-motion mechanism independently of the head and above the same andmeans for driving the bobbin-stand and stopmotion mechanism from therotary head, substantially as described. 26. In combination with arotary knittinghead, a rotary bobbin stand, stop motion mechanism, meansfor supporting the stand and stop-motion mechanismindependently of thehead and a loose connection for driving the stand and stop-motionmechanism from the head, substantially as described.

27. In combination with a rotary knittinghead, a rotary bobbin-standabove the head,

stop-motion mechanism, means for supporting the stand and stop-motionmechanism independently of the knitting-head, said supporting meanshaving an opening through which the thread passes from the bobbins tothe knitting-head, substantially as described.

28. In combination with the rotary head 'of a knitting-machine, arotating stop-motion,

means for supporting the same independently of the head, means forrotating the stop-m0- tion and shipper connections operated by saidstop-motion, substantially as described.

29QIn-combination, the rotary knittinghead, a rotary bobbin-stand andstop-motion mechanism above the same and'a loose connection between thespindle of the knittinghead and the stand and stop-motion mechanism,substantially as described.

30. In combination, the rotary knittinghead, a ring-shaped supportarranged concentric with the axis of the knitting-head and abobbin-stand with stop-motion mechanism ar- TIC) ranged to rotate onsaid ring-shaped support,

substantially as described.

31. In combination, the rotary knitting-- head, a support above the saidhead and a bobbin-stand having a ring resting on the said support torotate, means for driving the bobbin-stand and stop-motion mechanismcarried by the bobbin-stand, substantially as described.

32. In combination, the 'bobbin-standsupported to rotate, rotarystop-motion mechan ism carried by the stand, the rotary knittinghead,andthe pin-and-fork connectionbetween the spindle of the knitting-head andthebobbin-stand,substantially as described.

In combination in a stop-motion,a sweep having an open-mouthed bentportion, to rest on the pivot-pin and having a tailpiece and a rodengaging the tailpiece, substantially as described.

3a. In combination in a stop-motion,a sweep having an npwarlly-bentportion leaving a downwardly-directed opening to receive the pivot, anda slotted block in which the sweep is pivoted, said block having a guardabove the bent part of the sweep, substantially as described.

In combination, the sweep, the standard, the rods extending downalongside the standard, the transmitting connections controlled by saidrods and springs for applying a tension to the rods and means foradjusting the tension of said springs independently, said means beingcarried by the standard, substantially as described.

36. In combination, a stop-motion head, a standard extending uptherefrom, a sweep at the upper part of said standard, a feeler-fingersupported on the head, tripping mechanism supported by the head, adetent for controlling the tripping mechanism and a sweeprod extendingdown from the sweep, said sweep-rod and feeler being arranged to operatethe detent directly and in the same direction, substantially asdescribed.

37. In combination, the rotary stop-motion head, the feeler pivoted tofall opposite to the direction of rotation and a stop for holding thefeeler against the influence of centrifugal force, substantially asdescribed.

38. In combination, the rotary stop-motion head, the feeler pivoted tofall opposite to the direction of rotation and a stop for holdingthefeelcr against the influence of centrifugal force, the guide, said stopbeing on the guide, substantially as described.

39. In combination in astop-motion, a knotcatcher comprising the twoplates arranged one over the other with a space between them and havingslots diverging from the threadgage whereby the mouths of said slots arelocated at different points along the edge of the said plates, the saidthread-gage being formed at the junction of the slots, substantially asdescribed.

40. In combination,the rotary bobbin-stand,

'stop-motion-controlling devices carried thereby, shipper connections,the vertically-movable connections leading from the controlling devicesand the tripper-foot carried by the bobbin-stand,said tripper-foot beingarranged concentric with the axis of rotation and having a plurality ofpins disposed at different points about said axis, substantially asdescribed.

il. In combination in astop-motion, a main trip mechanism, means forcontrolling the same, a casing inclosing the said main trip mechanismand a resetting device within said casing, substantially as described.

42. In combination in a stop-motion, a casing, a catch-lever, a detentfor holding said catch lever, connections controlled by the catch-lever,a swinging lever and a resetting-lever, the said catch-lever, detent,swinging lever and resetting-lever all being pivoted within the casing,substantially as described.

43. In combination with a rotary knittinghead, stop-motion mechanismarranged above the head, supporting means for said stop-motion mechanismindependent of the knittinghead, and means for driving the stop-motionmechanism from the head, substantially as described.

41.. In combination with a knitting-head, a ring-shaped support abovethe same, a stopmotion mechanism supported on said ringshaped supportand a loose connection from the knitting-head to the stop-motionmechanism, substantially as described.

45. In combination with a rotary knittinghead, stop-motion mechanismarranged to rotate and supported independently of and axially above thesaid head and means for rotating the said mechanism, substantially asdescribed.

46. In combination with a rotary knittinghead, a stop-motion, meansforsupporting the stop-motion independently of the knittingheadcomprising a ring-shaped support above the said head and means forrotating the stopmotion, substantially as described.

5 7. In combination with a rotary knitting head, stop-motion mechanismabove the head including rotary parts, means for supporting the saidrotary parts independently of the head and a loose connection fordriving the rotary stop-motion parts from the head, substantially asdescribed.

48. In combination, a rotary knitting-head, stop motion controllingdevices above the same, a rotary support for said devices, means forsustaining the same independently of the rotary knitting head, shipperconnections and a connection leading thereto from thestop-motion-controlling devices arranged axially above theknitting-head, substantially as described.

49. In combination, a rotary bobbin-stand, rotary stop-motion meanscarried thereby, a loose connection from said rotary bobbinstand to theknitting-head, and means for supporting the rotary bobbin-standindependently of the knitting-head, substantially as described.

50. In combination, the stop-motion head, an axial standard forsupporting the same above the knitting-head and a connection leadingfrom the stop-motion head consisting of the rod extending along thestandard, both the standard and the rod being arranged axially inrelation to the knitting-head, substantially as described.

51. In combination,stop-motion-controlling devices, a standard extendingaxially above the knitting-head and supporting the said tances from thestandard and to drop into I 5 the plane of the shipper connections,snbstantially as described.

53. In combination in a rotary stop-motion, a pivoted feeler-finger anda guide having a stop to hold said finger against the action of 20centrifugal force, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK WILCOMB.

Witnesses:

CARRIE G. CORSON, HAROLD CORSON.

